Galaxy

M98

M98 · NGC 4192 · PGC 39028 · UGC 7231

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Object data

Designation: M98
Also known as: NGC 4192, PGC 39028, UGC 7231
Type: Galaxy
Constellation: Coma Berenices
RA (J2000): 12h 13m 48s
Dec (J2000): +14° 54′ 01″
Magnitude: 10.8
Apparent size: 11 × 2.7′
Catalogue: Messier
Reference: Wikipedia

Catalogue values from OpenNGC (CC-BY-SA-4.0).

Best months to observe

From 51.5°N: best April to May, peaking at 53° at 22:00.

January: 7 degrees at 22:00
February: 26 degrees at 22:00
March: 42 degrees at 22:00
April: 53 degrees at 22:00
May: 50 degrees at 22:00
June: 35 degrees at 22:00
July: 17 degrees at 22:00
August: -1 degrees at 22:00
September: -16 degrees at 22:00
October: -23 degrees at 22:00
November: -21 degrees at 22:00
December: -10 degrees at 22:00

Your latitude

Degrees north, negative for south. Recomputed in your browser and remembered on this device.

Altitude at 22:00 local time on the 15th of each month. Twilight, moon and weather are your problem.